AN ACT DEDICATING A PORTION OF THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE TO THE TOURISM FUND.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the Tourism Fund will be used or what activities will receive funding.

Dedicating Meal Tax Revenue to Tourism Fund

This act requires a portion of the tax revenue from meals sold by restaurants, caterers, or grocery stores to be put into the Tourism Fund.

What This Bill Does

• Requires one percent of meal taxes collected from eating establishments, caterers, and grocery stores to go into the Tourism Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• Restaurants, caterers, and grocery stores that sell meals will have their tax revenue used for tourism purposes.
• Tourism businesses like hotels, museums, and cultural centers may benefit from increased funding for marketing and development.

Terms To Know

Tourism Fund

A special fund that collects money to support activities related to promoting tourism in the state.

Eating establishment

A place where people go to eat meals, like a restaurant or cafe.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much of the meal tax revenue will be dedicated to the Tourism Fund.
• It is unclear what specific tourism activities and projects will receive funding from this new source of money.

Official Summary Text

To require a percentage of the revenue generated from the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store be deposited in the Tourism Fund to support the hospitality, arts, culture and tourism needs of the state and related marketing endeavors.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 810 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 205
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 810

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

AN ACT DEDICATING A PORTION OF THE REVENUE GENERATED
FROM SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON MEALS SOLD BY AN
EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE TO THE
TOURISM FUND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That chapter 219 of the general statutes be amended to require a 1
percentage of the revenue generated from the additional one per cent 2
sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, 3
caterer or grocery store be deposited in the Tourism Fund, established 4
under section 10-395b of the general statutes, to support the hospitality, 5
arts, culture and tourism needs of the state and related marketing 6
endeavors. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To require a percentage of the revenue generated from the additional
one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating
establishment, caterer or grocery store be deposited in the Tourism
Fund to support the hospitality, arts, culture and tourism needs of the
state and related marketing endeavors.